Microsoft Can't Keep EU Data Safe from US Authorities
17 days ago
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- #data sovereignty
- #Cloud Act
- Microsoft admitted it cannot guarantee EU data protection from U.S. snooping under the Cloud Act.
- Anton Carniaux, Microsoft France's director, confirmed U.S. authorities could compel data access regardless of storage location.
- Concerns raised over European data sovereignty, especially regarding sensitive health data hosted on Microsoft Azure.
- Project Bleu and Health Data Hub platforms scrutinized for insufficient separation and potential data sharing risks.
- U.S. firms dominate 69% of Europe's cloud market, while EU suppliers hold only 13%, raising dependency concerns.
- Calls for homegrown solutions to ensure true data sovereignty over reliance on U.S. cloud providers.